Baby vehicle



Sept. 27, 1949. L.. J. BLACK BABY' VEHICLE Filed July 28, 1947 PatentedSept. 27, 1949 e si r s o BABY vEfiioiL-n Indian-iiJiiifBlack,nawthtinfoiiiie Application Jiily' s, 1947-; 'Serial N6. 764,127

2 f Claims;

This inventionrelates to a baby tiiicieena is V d f he reh e e il iie'rtn c l ided with skids actingin c0- eie eiie .7 e zeraiiee with ll -Wheler?eu p t h e i pe z veetli'qlli s n a l v 'Q Slightly i el n d ,erfee-t Amber bbil 1 i99 fih d ntfrlneari's carried partly on egregate 0thevehicl iriaisfiantiy of the seat sup citing means. i

a u' i o 'an n eri (its and advantages will appearhi'eri'nafter. -,r teufewifi gs P "Figure' per pect ve yiew'showirig a pre- 1 erred emeoaimentjef invention.

Figurez'is a sefiional'view taken on the line 22 as'shown onliigure l.

Figure 3 is a side elevation partly in section resting upon the seat ofmachine-die, 'with anchor means 'segured'to the rear cpshion of the seatf or maintaining the vehicle in position V Figure 4 1s a partial sctibhal detail e115 rig r'meansof-FigureB ec'ured to?thes"eat cushionnstezuzlof'the-rear'cus n Figure 5 is a'perspective "vi of theanchor'clipillustratedinl igures 3 and 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view, part1y in seetion, "taken showingdetailsbf the telescoping hafidie paras.

Referring to the drawings, a pair of side members Ill and II which maybe of tubular construction are connected by clips l2 to an axle l3.Wheels I4 and i5 are carried at the opposite ends of the axle I3. Theside members I0 and II extend downwardly and forwardly from the clips I2to define skid portions 56 and IT at the forward end of the vehicle. Theside members I I! and II then curve upwardly and extend rearwardly andupwardly to support a semicircular frame l8. This frame I8 includescrossbar l9.

ect this jinv ention is to firomg a seat suspefidedf'roin inwriters-M18115 5 are lricer?' re et e su itable er al issuspendediromthse circular frame l8 Qfconv'en'ent ea s such as thesu'phorting' trapezeand releasable buttons t iorlthe frame l 8 and l5 tin' to' s erve as afastest, and a b 'ibiu @5 tend irons the bottom 2| of the seat23 'to'theenfrener Z6.

cross I brace 3:21 i secure d. between tre'rrii iesof'theside meinbers[land I I. Telscopica1lymounted in "the u'gp ends me d H i r eus enfinan l hlm y be oftubular construction 'rdly andfrearwardly xtendi'litrl ei' h e dfje hfiho n, this the handle 'rin'gs'QZ areprovided to hl fi a, Each in u or leir ntffl ,ez ehdin ible 'exteriorly of the H Qngohe ns 1 L, a Whehthevehicl'e'is resting on a lvel or Slightly inclinedsurface, there is no danger that the motion of the child in the seat 23may cause the vehicle to roll away, because the frictional contact ofthe skids I6 and I1 offers sufficient resistance to prevent rolling.When it is desired to trans- 50 port'the child in the vehicle, however,the outer end of the handle 28 is grasped in one hand, and the vehiclepivoted about the axle l3 to raise the skids l6 and I1 out of contactwith the floor or other surface. The vehicle then may be 0p- 55 eratedas a two-wheeled baby stroller.

The vehicle is sufficiently small and light weight to be convenientlypositioned upon the seat of an automobile, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.The handle 28 may be retracted to reduce the overall height and thewheels I4 and I5 then are placed on the seat cushion 30 in contact withthe rear cushion 3|. The members and II also contact the rear cushion 3|to prevent rearward pivoting of the device about the axle upon suddenaccelerations of the automobile. Similarly, the lower portions of theside members contact the seat cushion 30 to prevent overturning in theforward direction when the brakes are suddenly applied. Furthermore, ananchor member 32 is provided for preventing forward motion of the axlei3 with respect to the seat cushion 30.

This anchor member 32 may be formed of a single piece of heavy gage wirehaving parallel straight sections 33 terminating in return clips 34.Curved sections 35 connect the transverse cross bar 36 with theprojections 3! at the other end of the straight sections 33. Theprojections 3'! and straight sections 33 define an anchor notch 38. Theshape of this anchor member ig was developed to cooperate with thevarious forms of automobilev seat cushions and back cushions now in use.As shown in Figure 3, the notch 38 nay be turned upwardly to engage anedge rail 39 in the lower forward edge of the back cushion 3|. As shownin Figure 3, the notch 33 may be turned downwardly to engage an edgerail 40 in the rear upper edge of the seat cushion30 In either case, theclips 34 pass over the axle l3, and the curved sections 35 of the anchormember 32 assist in maintaining the notch 38 in operative engagement.

Having fully described my invention, it is to beunderstoodthat I do notwish to be limitedto the details herein set forth, but my invention isofeithe full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

.1. In a childsvehicle of the class described, the combination of ahorizontal seat supporting frame, an axle below saidframe, wheels onsaid axle, parallel side members secured to said axle and extendingforwardly and downwardly to provide front skids, the skids and wheelscooperating to' support 3 the vehicle on a level surface, the sidemembers extending continuously from the skid portions thereof, upwardlyand rearwardly to join with the forward portions of the seat supportingframe, a sling seat suspended from the frame adapted to support achild,the resilience of the side members providing a yielding support for saidframe, a cross brace extending between the side members to act as afootrest, and a handle element secured to the side members and extendingupwardly and rearwardly independently of the seat supporting frame.

2. In a childs vehicle ofthe classdescribed, the combination of a seatframe, .a childs seat suspended from the frame, resilient supportingmeans for the frame including'a pair of side members, wheel meanssecured to the side members, the side members extending forwardly anddownwardly to provide front skids and then extending rearwardly andupwardly to support said frame, the skids and wheels cooperating tosupport the vehicle on the seat cushion of an automobile seat with therear wheels contacting both the seat cushion and back cushion thereof,an extensible handle element secured to said vehicle independently ofsaid frame and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, said sidemembers being adapted to contact the back cushion to prevent overturningmovement of the vehicle about said wheels.

3. In a childs vehicle of the class described, the combination of a seatframe, a childs seat suspended from the frame, resilient supportingmeans for the frame including a pair of side members, a rear axle belowsaid frame, wheels on said axle, means connecting the side members tosaid axle, the side members extending forwardly and downwardly from theaxle location to provide front skids and then extending rearwardly andupwardly to support said frame, the'skids and wheels being adapted tosupport the vehicle upon the seat cushion of an automobile seat, withthe'wheels contacting both the seat cushion'and back cushion thereof,and anchor means for maintaining the vehicle in position on theautomobile seat, said anchormeans including an element removably securedto the axle and extending between the seat and back cushions.

4. In a childs vehicle of the class described, the combination of a seatframe, a childs seat suspended fromthe frame, resilientsupporting means'for the frame including a pair of side members, a rear axle below saidframefiwheels on said axle, means connecting the side members to saidaxle, the side membersextending forwardly and downwardly from the axlelocation to provide front skids and then extending rearwardly andupwardly to support said frame, the side members extending rearwardlyand upwardly from said axle location, a transverse strut. connecting theupper terminal ends thereof, a U shaped handle telescopically mountedwith respect to the portions of the side members ad- J'acent saidtransverse strut, and latch means within the strut cooperable withthephandle to maintain the latter in selected position.

, LEONARD JOHN BLACK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,960,022 Melder May 22, 19342,347,754 Shay May 2, 1944 2,365,003 R'einholz Dec. 12,1944

' FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 852,701 France Nov. 9, 1939

